Learning & Capability Development / Wellbeing & D&I

8:15 AM

Registration opens
8:55 AM

ICEBREAKER ACTIVITY: Human Bingo

Get to know your fellow delegates in this networking activity and match your bingo tile with an interesting fact to win the challenge!

(located in the Main Conference, Parkside 1)

Mitch Trevillion

Director of Operations
Beyond the Boardroom

Mitch Trevillion

Director of Operations
Beyond the Boardroom

Mitch Trevillion is the Director of Operations at Beyond the Boardroom. For 20 years, Beyond the Boardroom have created positive shared experiences for corporate groups throughout Australasia.
9:15 AM

OPENING KEYNOTE: Winning gold – the journey to becoming an Olympic champion

Currently the most successful paddler (male or female) in history, Jess Fox has a long list of achievements including 52 World Cup gold medals, 10 World Championship titles, and 3 Olympic gold medals (a total of 6 Olympic medals across four Games). In this inspiring keynote, Jess will share how she cemented her legacy with recent dual gold medals at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Touching on performance mindset, resilience and teamwork, Jess will share her journey to become one of the greatest Olympians in Australia.

(located in the Main Conference, Parkside 1)

Jessica Fox AOM

Jessica Fox AOM

There aren’t many athletes who can lay claim to being the greatest of all time in their sport by the age of 27. If she weren’t so humble, Jess Fox OAM could do just that.

Jess is one of our all-time great Olympians. She now has six individual Olympic medals including three gold, one silver and two bronze, more than any Australian in history.

The most successful paddler (male or female) in history, Jess has a long list of achievements including 51 World Cup gold medals, 10 World Championship titles, and 3 Olympic gold medals (a total of 6 Olympic medals across four Games).

Born in Marseille, France, Jess moved to Australia at age four. With an elite paddling pedigree, her parents, both accomplished paddlers, inspired her passion for the sport. Coached by her mother, Myriam Fox-Jerusalmi, a bronze medallist in K1 at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, Jess quickly rose through the ranks, joining the national junior team in 2009. Her early career was marked by four junior World Championship titles, eight under-23 world titles, and a Youth Olympics gold medal.

Jess made her Olympic debut at 18, winning silver in K1 at the London 2012 Olympics. Four years later, she secured a bronze in K1 at the Rio 2016 Olympics. However, it was at the Tokyo 2020 Games where Fox underlined her greatness when she won gold to become the C1 Olympic Champion. Earning the headline ‘Australia’s Golden Girl’ Fox also won the heart of the nation. Her technically flawless performance, without a single-time penalty, led to what was hailed as one of Australia’s greatest Olympic moments.

In July 2024, Jess cemented her legacy at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games leading the Australian Olympic Team as Flagbearer and claiming double Olympic gold. First up was the K1 event. In an exhilarating final, racing in eighth position out of twelve finalists, Jess maintained the fastest time (96.08) as she waited to watch seven athletes proceeding her.

After chasing gold at the previous three Olympic Games, Jess had finally secured that elusive K1 gold in Paris and became the only Australian to win four consecutive medals in the same event. Just days later, she defended her 2020 title, to again become C1 Olympic Champion.

These achievements bring Jess’s tally to a historic six individual Olympic medals, propelling her into the upper echelon of Australia’s most successful athletes of all time. To finish off her most successful Olympic Games, Jess was one of four athletes globally to be elected to the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) Athletes’ Commission where she will serve an eight-year term leading into the Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games.

In addition to her athletic achievements, Jess has completed a Bachelor’s degree in Social Science Psychology and is currently studying her Master of Business Administration through Griffith University.

Jess is an advocate for women in sport and a firm believer in balance of sport and education, achieving an ATAR of 99.1 while training for the Olympic Games. She is an inspiration to young children and business people around the world.
10:00 AM

Opening remarks from the Chairperson

(Room location TBC)
10:10 AM

Welcome remarks from the Event Partner
10:15 AM

CASE STUDY: Implementing an agile learning strategy to engage an innovative, tech workforce

What are the steps to design and implement a learning program that embodies a fresh and engaging approach for a younger, tech-focused workforce? In this session, hear how Australian HR Awards’ winner developed their learning program to align with their dynamic business environment and the need to build an agile workforce.
10:45 AM

Morning tea and refreshments break
11:15 AM

Session details to be announced
11:45 AM

PANEL: How AI is changing the game – unlocking opportunities to transform learning strategies

Moderator

David Bellas

Director, LinkedIn Talent Solutions
LinkedIn

David Bellas

Director, LinkedIn Talent Solutions
LinkedIn

David Bellas is a Director for LinkedIn’s Talent Solutions business for Australia and New Zealand. David and his team are responsible for helping organisation the way they plan, hire, and develop talent. This is possible through the disruptive technology and unique data and insights from LinkedIn’s 875+ million members and 57 million companies.

He is passionate about investing in people, everything sales, turning business visions into reality and working with customers to meet their business objectives.

Over the past 10 years at LinkedIn, David has had the opportunity to lead the growth and distribution efforts across all sectors at LinkedIn. When LinkedIn acquired Lynda.com in 2015, an online learning company, David was appointed as Head of Learning for Australia and New Zealand and helped oversee the successful transition to LinkedIn Learning.

Over the past several years David has been recognised with awards such as Diversity and Inclusion Manager of the Year and LinkedIn Manager of the Year and has a reputation for inspiring, coaching and developing talent.
12:30 PM

Networking lunch
1:40 PM

CASE STUDY: Transforming the e-learning experience with virtual reality (VR)

VR has the potential to engage different types of learners, creating a fully immersive learning experience. In this session, hear how a top company designed and implemented VR in their training, boosting the engagement and productivity of their employees.
2:10 PM

CASE STUDY: Leadership development – designing learning paths to support succession planning

L&D is at the centre of achieving succession planning objectives. From identifying future roles and capabilities to creating learning paths to develop high-potential talent, hear how this top company designed their capability programs to develop their future leaders.
2:50 PM

Afternoon tea and refreshments break
3:20 PM

PANEL: How does L&D fit into skills-based talent management transformation?

As organisations focus on skills-based talent strategies, how does L&D act as a catalyst to develop targeted programs to achieve skill development? In this session, hear how top companies are aligning and approaching L&D initiatives with skills-based transformation and how to overcome common roadblocks.
4:05 PM

ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION: How to drive a culture of learning
4:30 PM

Networking drinks
5:30 PM

Day one concludes

8:45 AM

Registration opens
9:30 AM

Opening remarks from the Chairperson

(Room location TBC)
9:40 AM

Welcome remarks from the Event Partner
9:45 AM

CASE STUDY: Implementing an award-winning mental health and wellbeing strategy

How do you improve organisational mental health and empower the workforce in both physical and psychological safety? In this session, hear from Australian HR Awards’ Best Health and Wellbeing Program winner on implementing successful wellbeing interventions, achieving buy-in from the entire organisation to improve health outcomes, and the design behind an award-winning program.
10:20 AM

Session details to be announced
10:50 AM

Morning tea and refreshments break
11:20 AM

LEGAL UPDATE: Understanding evolving legal obligations in psychosocial risk management

This session will cover the latest employment law updates ranging from the Right to Disconnect, positive duty and the increased regulatory focus on managing psychosocial hazards.
11:50 AM

PANEL: How the new psychological safety paradigm is radically shaping wellbeing initiatives

As employer obligations to protect employees from psychological hazards increase, what exactly are companies doing to mitigate these risks to create safer work environments? What happens when wellbeing programs don’t work? What are companies doing to protect their frontline staff? Hear how different companies are applying psychosocial risk management practices at work.
12:35 PM

Networking lunch
1:45 PM

MINDFULNESS BREAK: Practising mindfulness to re-energise and re-focus

In this interactive session, find out how mindfulness can reduce your stress and improve your mental clarity and focus at work with simple practices. 
1:55 PM

CASE STUDY: Achieving true diversity, inclusion and belonging

How can we organically embed diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) strategies across organisations? In this session, a winner from the Australian HR Awards will discuss how they are integrating DEI into every aspect of the company to foster a culture of belonging and inclusion at work through a research-backed strategy and strategic partnerships.
2:30 PM

CLOSING KEYNOTE: Adventure thinking – navigating the unknown

What does it take to embark on a 2200km unsupported kayak journey across the open ocean? What kind of mindset is needed to survive skiing 3 months across Antarctica surviving blizzards, crevasses and severe malnourishment? Why on earth would someone willingly commit to a 102-day walk across the Australian Outback with a one-year-old??

In this inspirational keynote presentation, Jonesy unpacks the lessons he’s learnt from the past 20 years of adventure and the ‘expedition mindset’ that allows the most ’normal of us’ to focus, adapt, overcome and achieve under extreme stress situations.

Justin ‘Jonesy’ Jones, Australia’s pre-eminent Explorer, keynote speaker & adventure thinker

(located in the Main Conference, Parkside 1)

Justin ‘Jonesy’ Jones

Australia’s pre-eminent Explorer, keynote speaker & adventure thinker

Justin ‘Jonesy’ Jones

Australia’s pre-eminent Explorer, keynote speaker & adventure thinker
3:15 PM

Wellbeing and D&I stream concludes
3:20 PM

Prize draw announcements (located in the Workshops stage in the Expo hall)

Expo Passport Grand Prize

Collect all exhibitors’ stamps on the Expo Passport for the chance to win a $5,000 cash prize!

Workshops All Star Grand Prize

Attend all workshops for the chance to win a $5,000 cash prize!

Sponsor Prize Draws

Visit the exhibitors to join prize giveaways!

Learning & Capability Development (Day 1)

Wellbeing and D&I (Day 2)

8:15 AM

Registration opens

8:55 AM

ICEBREAKER ACTIVITY: Human Bingo

Mitch Trevillion

9:15 AM

OPENING KEYNOTE: Winning gold – the journey to becoming an Olympic champion

Jessica Fox AOM

10:00 AM

Opening remarks from the Chairperson

10:10 AM

Welcome remarks from the Event Partner

10:15 AM

CASE STUDY: Implementing an agile learning strategy to engage an innovative, tech workforce

10:45 AM

Morning tea and refreshments break

11:15 AM

Session details to be announced

11:45 AM

PANEL: How AI is changing the game – unlocking opportunities to transform learning strategies

Moderator

David Bellas

12:30 PM

Networking lunch

1:40 PM

CASE STUDY: Transforming the e-learning experience with virtual reality (VR)

2:10 PM

CASE STUDY: Leadership development – designing learning paths to support succession planning

2:50 PM

Afternoon tea and refreshments break

3:20 PM

PANEL: How does L&D fit into skills-based talent management transformation?

4:05 PM

ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION: How to drive a culture of learning

4:30 PM

Networking drinks

5:30 PM

Day one concludes

8:45 AM

Registration opens

9:30 AM

Opening remarks from the Chairperson

9:40 AM

Welcome remarks from the Event Partner

9:45 AM

CASE STUDY: Implementing an award-winning mental health and wellbeing strategy

10:20 AM

Session details to be announced

10:50 AM

Morning tea and refreshments break

11:20 AM

LEGAL UPDATE: Understanding evolving legal obligations in psychosocial risk management

11:50 AM

PANEL: How the new psychological safety paradigm is radically shaping wellbeing initiatives

12:35 PM

Networking lunch

1:45 PM

MINDFULNESS BREAK: Practising mindfulness to re-energise and re-focus

1:55 PM

CASE STUDY: Achieving true diversity, inclusion and belonging

2:30 PM

CLOSING KEYNOTE: Adventure thinking – navigating the unknown

Justin ‘Jonesy’ Jones

3:15 PM

Wellbeing and D&I stream concludes

3:20 PM

Prize draw announcements (located in the Workshops stage in the Expo hall)

PANEL: How the new psychological safety paradigm is radically shaping wellbeing initiatives

CASE STUDY: Achieving true diversity, inclusion and belonging